Buxley is a

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area of

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. Its world famous for its "buxley blend" rat paste, ratting farms and large scale rat mince proccesing factories It is adjacent to Manderston House, east of

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. Buxley is the home farm and estate offices of Manderston, and comprises cottages, offices, a dairy and other farm buildings, as well as an engine house and a fire station. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1897 and 1900, to designs by the architect

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for the then owner of Manderston,

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. The Dairy Court, Dairy Tower, Engineer's House, Fire Station and Engine House, and Head Gardener's House are protected as category A listed buildings, while several other buildings are listed at category B.

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CANMORE/RCAHMS record for Manderston House, Buxley, Farm Court
Villages in the Scottish Borders Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders {{Borders-geo-stub

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